The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-04
THE SUFFRAGE SEEKERS
Indiana Women Who Want the Power
of the Ballot Review Their Work,
And Find that They Have Made Very Graft
flying Representatives. by Mrs. Gou-
gar, Mrs. Sewall and Miss Anthony.

frage convention. yesterday afternoon, at Dick
sons Grand Opera house. Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar
in a brief speech stated the objects of the meet
ing and the relation of the State organization to
the National Woman's Suffrage Association.
Mrs. Cougars speech treated chiefly of the good
results that would flow from the application OF
republican principles to women in the State, and
made short review of the work of the national
association during the past forty years.
Mrs Sewall, of this city, speaking as chair
of the executive committee of the national
association. stated the present condition of the
suffrage question before Congress, reviewing the
vote taken in the Senate last spring the six
teenth amendment. and speaking of the work
that lay back of securing that vote. She men
toned the fact that the present year will close
the fourth decade of the movement; that it has
been customary at the end of each ten years to
have jubilee meeting to review the progress
made; that at this, the close of the fourth decade,
there will be held in Washington an information
al council of women, convened at the invitation
of the National Woman's Suffrage AS
ISOLATION It is already known that
the success of this council is assured, although 1t
will not be held until the spring of 1890 and del
egates from every country in Europe, save prob
ably Russia and Turkey, will be present. She
spoke of the lines of work to be taken up this
year to place the woman suffrage history in ev-
cry important library in the United States-ev-
cry public library. and in every State nui-
versity and college library supported at
public expense. She said that people
were ignorant upon this question, who upon
other subjects. the most enlightened and
cultivated in the community, but are kept by
prejudice alone. from being well informed upon
this subject. She said that. the intelligence
of communities is largely under the direction of
clergymen, special line of work taken up by
the National Association is the enlightenment of
clergymen of all denominations upon the history
of the movement thus far, its objects and its
methods
Miss Susan B. Anthony made short speech,
in which she dwelt upon the present attitude of
the political parties toward moral reforms and
the need of the influence OF every factor IN civil
ization to sustain the civilization already at
tanned. Women factor left out in politics,
but must be taken in.
Committees were appointed as follows: On
fnance-Mrs NJ. L. Andrews Connersvle;
Mrs. j. R. Wood, Indianapolis; Mrs. Balch.
Frankfort. On resolutions-Mrs. May Wright
Sewall, city, Mrs. Sayler, Huntington; Mrs. Pit
man, Bloomington Mrs. Ida A. Harper, Terre
Haute.
Mrs. Sewall read the following letter:
LOUISVILLE, April %.
Ny Dear Friends-I deeply regret that appoint
ments made some months ago which am now unable
to cancel. will prevent my being with you in your
preaching convention. More and do l realize
the philanthropy and magnitude of the work in
which engaged the struggles and sacrifices
which it will before the final victory is The
devil and his host combined against The
dark evil influence which has always opposed itself
righteousness and justice. stands IN the way,
but truth is powerful and public justice
the brave, noble way in which the women conducted
themselves prove that John Browns soul is march
ing on" 1t can never rest. but must march until
the last shacke broken and captive goes free
The ability of the race for selfgovernment is the
problem of ages, which never be settled afrma
lively until justice is done to woman.
The great question before the world to-day
with regard government is to reconcile
order union. peace power and prosperity
eve n i Z
true value. Hoping that you may do much good for
in your convention. | remain
worker. ZERELDA G. WALLACE &
The afternoon session closed with brief
marks by Mr.. Castle. ex-State Senator of
Illinois, and Mrs Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, o.
The meeting the Opera-house in the
ing well attended Among the persons
from abroad seated upon the stage were Miss
Susan B. Anthony, of Boston, a pioneer in the
movement for womenS rights, now in her sixty
eighth year; Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton Harbert,
Chicago; Mrs. H. B. Sayler Huntington; Mrs
Balch, Frankfort; Mrs Sarah Plttman, secre-
tary OF the convention, Bloomington; Jesse Har-
per and Hon. Miles Castle, of Illinois. The pro-
ceedings opened with prayer by Rev. NJ
L. Haines, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar. of Lafayette, the
first speaker, and related at length her recent
experience inE the municipal election at
the whisky league. Mrs. fGougar is
looking well, but much grayer than even a
has been engaged and her successful issue from
the conflict has made her stronger and more eff
fective a speaker than ever, and she held the
audience in breathless attention while she told
of the struggle at Leavenworth between the
whisky ticket, headed by Mayor Neeiey, and the
law and order ticket. which she championed.
She told of Harry E. Insley and the dispatch
he sent to Lafayette the eve of the cleo
ton, inquiring about her character, ana
she spoke of him and subsequent conspiracies of
the saloon party in words that would scar and
s-f4 fG0e4 -hor, thnv onr1A ba mil ad
Mrs. Cougar took up the Indianapolis News and
read an editorial in that paper which she said
was based upon lying Information, commenting
upon the article with a bitterly Satirlcal tongue.
Mrs Cougar spoke of the maliciouslv false and
slanderous reports of the women of Kansas that
had been man ufactured by correspondents IN
the interest OF the saloon party, and that had
been circulated over the country through the
Associated Press. She said that by the woman's
vote in Kansas every city government IN that
State was now under control of law and order.
Jesse Harper of Illinois spoke briefly, cor
roborating what the preceding speaker had said
on the subject of ISLANDERS and mlsrepresenta-
tions through the newspapers.
Miss Anthony made q few remarks She IS
tall and angular, but her voice retains its we'll
known richness and power. She spoke for free
dom, justice and equal rights to women, and
said that, after giving forty years to the cause,
she hoped tie conflict nearly ended; that
the beginning was made in Kansas, and she felt
how cruel thing it would be to make another
generation of women stand before the country
beading for the opportunity to stand politically
SIDE by side equals with ,heir brethren. Miss
Anthony confirmed what Mrs. Cougar had said
as to the utterly disreputable methods that had
been made use of in the Leavenworth campaign
by the whisky party.
This morning at 10 o'clock. business meeting
will be held at the Bates House parlors. to
which members well delegates invited.
At 2:30 P. N. session will be held at the Grand
Opera-house, to which the public is invited. !
Reports from delegates and resolutions to con- |
struct platform will be discussed In the even |
ing at the opera-house addresses will be made by |
Mrs. NJ. w. Sewall. Mr. Castle and Mrs. Eliza |
beth Boynton Harbert
Extent of the Hunter Collapse.